Information for the 2005-2006 duck hunting season will be available after September.

Ducks and Mergansers - Split Season - 60 days of hunting

November xx - December xx, 2005; 

December xx - December xx, 2005

December xx, 2005 - January xx, 2006

See the following link to the AR Game and Fish for more details

 http://www.agfc.state.ar.us.pdf/0304_waterfowl_seasons.pdf

Duck daily bag limit—6.
Limit may include no more than four mallards (no more than two of which may be hens), two wood ducks, two redheads, one black duck, three scaup, one pintail (in season), one canvasback (in season) and three mottled ducks. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.

Coot daily bag limit - 15. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.

Merganser daily bag limit - 5. No more than one may be a hooded merganser. The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.

For updated information on the season, bag limits, etc., go to http://www.agfc.com/rules_regs/hunting_regs_migratory.html

For updated information on the license and HIP requirements go to http://www.agfc.com/licenses/hunting_licenses.html#Migratory

License Requirements:

 HIP Requirements: Persons hunting migratory game birds must carry proof of Arkansas registration at all times while hunting.  

 Duck Identification
Click here to view images of the ducks that migrate to Arkansas each year.

Gun Plug Requirements: Gun Plug Requirements: Shotguns must be incapable of holding more than three shells in the magazine and chamber combined.